2.In the health area, for example, Maringá was in the 5th position among the 100, with an index of 0.686. This, according to Macroplan analysis, means that the city has high coverage of basic care, low infant mortality rate and high proportion of babies born alive.

3.According to Ana Eloiza, who has three children under 12 years of age, the mothers who live in Querência do Norte (another Paraná city) usually repeat the same itinerary when they need quality medical care. "Maringá is our reference for good treatment," says the nurse.

Maringá, also known as the "Green City", is a municipality that boasts some aspects of urban planning, such as being one of the world's most forested cities, for having environmental preservation spaces (Ingá Park, Grevílheas Park and Bosque dos Pioneiros) and for having previously designed neighborhoods, guaranteeing the inhabitants mobility, through its wide streets and avenues, and easy access to the commercial center.